I can get the PB to boot into Target Disk Mode and get the Firewire symbol on the screen. The PB is running nicely on the external firewire drive but still have no idea why internal drives are not detected.
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It appeared in Disk Utility and allowed me to erase and then install the OS. I have since purchased an external firewire HD and have successfully installed OS X on this drive. No HD's are discovered in Techtool to run any HD related tests. I have run an extended Apple Hardware Test and no issues were found, it passed on all tests.Īlso, the same with Techtool Pro. I have since purchased the correct cable and fitted it and this is where I am now.
I don't want to waffle on too long but to cut a long story short, the Powerbook was purchased from a friend who had been swapping the drives between this Powerbook and another one he had.Īfter opening this Powerbook, I found that the ribbon cable that was attached to the HD wasn't the right part for this machine (according to the cable part number).
I don't know if this proves that the logic board is NOT faulty. Have also booted into Open Firmware and ran 'devalias HD' and the controller is listed regardless of whether the drive is connected. I have swapped the ribbon cable connecting the drive to the logic board and still no joy. The Drive is not detected within Disk Utility. I have tried a few drives with the same results.
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